Hockey in Tanzania (Tanganyika as it was formerly known as) followed the same footsteps as Kenya and Uganda.

The three East African countries competed against each other in the annual East African Championship since 1959.

It is no surprise therefore that with Kenya being the leading hockey nation, opportunities for Tanzania in the International circuit were rare but the boycott by the Western Countries at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games gave Tanzania her one and only appearance at hockey at Olympic Games. The team included two Sikhs.

Tanzania's match records at Olympic Games:

1980 Moscow Olympic Games, click here